Pediatric oral health performance measurement: Current capabilities and future directions

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 136-141

  Crall, James J ^a,b,c   Szlyk, Carrie Ingalls ^d   Schneider, Donald A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Natl Comm Qual Assur Oral H   (United States)

^c Amer Academy of Pediatric Dentistry   (United States)

^d NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Children's Health Insurance Program; Dental insurance; Dental plans; Dental services; Managed care; Medicaid; Pediatric oral health; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, DENTAL; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICAID; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0033138682     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1999.tb03262.x     Document Type: Article

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